Unihertz Jelly Star Small Android 13 Smartphone

The Jelly Star occupies a genuinely unusual corner of the Android market: the ultra-compact segment, where the competitive set is nearly empty. At 3.0 inches, it sits alongside the aging Jelly 2 lineage and effectively has no direct Android rival at this size in 2024 — the closest comparison is the old iPhone mini series, which Apple abandoned. What makes this device interesting to enthusiasts isn't miniaturization as a gimmick but the hardware choices Unihertz made to fill that chassis: a MediaTek Helio G99, which is a legitimate mid-range chip rather than the budget-tier G85 or G88 that would have been the obvious cost-cutting move. The transparent back design also signals the product is aimed at buyers who treat EDC as curation, not just utility. …More info